HB565 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kelvin LawrenceRepresentative

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Municipal elections, certain municipalities required to provide a copy of the new boundaries of its municipal voting districts to the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment following an adjustment of the boundaries

Summary

HB565 requires Alabama municipalities to provide certified copies and maps of any adjusted municipal voting district boundaries to the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment.

What This Bill Does

If a city or town adjusts its ward boundaries or voting districts, the bill requires the municipal clerk to file a certified copy of the adopting ordinance and a map with the county judge of probate within five days and to publish notice of the changes locally. Within 30 days after adoption, the municipal governing body must send a certified copy of the resolution, the map showing the new boundaries, and a written description to the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment. The bill updates the existing process by adding this reporting requirement and clarifies boundary description and publication steps; the act takes effect on October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Municipal governing bodies (cities and towns) that adjust ward boundaries or voting districts, who must follow new reporting and notice requirements.
• Municipal clerks and county judges of probate, who handle filing the ordinance and maps and posting/publication duties.
• Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, which will receive the certified copies, maps, and boundary descriptions.
• Residents of municipalities affected by boundary changes, who may see changes to their voting district boundaries.

Key Provisions

• Whenever ward lines are readjusted or wards are divided into voting districts, the ordinance must describe the territorial boundaries and a map showing all wards and districts.
• The municipal clerk must file a certified copy of the ordinance and the accompanying map with the judge of probate within five days of adoption, and publish notice of the changes locally (in a newspaper or by posting in three public places).
• Within 30 days after adoption, the municipality must send a certified copy of the resolution, the boundary map, and a written description of the boundaries to the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment.
• The act amends Section 11-46-23, and becomes effective on October 1, 2025.

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Subjects

Counties & Municipalities